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Runnemede council adopts building‑fee changes, several routine resolutions; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the council adopted Ordinance 2601 (amending Chapter 153 building fees) and passed a package of resolutions including NJ Infrastructure Bank financing authorization for a sewer/road project, a police grant participation, a municipal alliance grant, personnel actions, and a walk‑on inspector designation. All were adopted by roll call.
Runnemede Borough Council adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions during its Jan. 22 meeting, taking routine administrative and finance actions.
Ordinance 2601: Council adopted Ordinance 2601, amending Chapter 153 of the borough code to update building fees. The public hearing drew no speakers and the council moved and carried adoption by roll call (motion by Mr. Murray; second by Mr. Shapiro).
Resolutions (highlights): - Resolution 2624 authorized the borough to roll temporary financing into permanent bonds through the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for sewer and road work on Davis, Evergreen, Sunny Brook and Sunset avenues; council adopted the resolution after the CFO explained the bond conversion process and the Feb. 6 paperwork deadline. - Resolution 2625 approved participation in the FY2026 "Safe and Secure" grant program for the police department; the grant award cited $29,498 that covers salary expenses for two officers as presented in the resolution reading. - Resolution (cancellation) adopt(ed) a property‑tax cancellation for a permanently disabled veteran (block/lot noted in the reading). - Resolution 2627 authorized a salary increase for the zoning officer; the clerk read the pay figure as "8280 per year" in the meeting record. - Resolutions 2628 and 2629 accepted a resignation and authorized a six‑month temporary labor appointment (Nicholas Gillian), respectively. - Resolution 2630 approved a municipal alliance grant of $8,000 with a $2,000 cash match; council adopted the grant resolution and said the program has been used in prior years. - Resolution 2631 (walk‑on) established a formal state designation for a borough inspector so that the Department of Community Affairs lists the inspector on their roster.
Most motions were moved and seconded from the dais and adopted by roll call with affirmative votes by the members present. Where dollar amounts or exact pay figures were read aloud from the resolutions, the meeting transcript captures the numbers as read by the clerk or CFO.
